Mattock

/mˈætək/

/mˈæɾək/

Mattock

a dual-purpose head with one side being an adze or a chisel-like blade for cutting through roots, and the other side being a pickaxe for digging or breaking up compacted soil

Examples

1. Number 12 is a mattock.

2. I took a mattock.

3. but it's a lot easier to use a real mattock if the final finish it's not painted it's you know

4. Viktoria went first, and died after receiving nine blows with a mattock.

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